Billy DeBeck collection, 1915-1994

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Billy DeBeck collection, 1915-1994

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/184907669

The collection consists of Mr. DeBeck's library (transferred to book collection), several sketches and one green door.

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Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6948869

Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Libraries

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De Beck, Billy, 1890-1942

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William Morgan DeBeck was born in Chicago on 15 April 1890. He briefly attended the Academy of Fine Arts before working as a staff artist and cartoonist for several mid-western newspapers. He joined the staff of the Chicago Herald in 1916. Debeck was moved to New York in 1919 when William Hearst bought the Herald. In New York, DeBeck created the character of Barney Google and achieved immediate fame and fortune. After he married in 1927, DeBeck lived in Paris for two years before settling in alt...